The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft and is a development of the Antonov An-24, with particular attention to military use. First seen in 1969, it has a modified rear fuselage with a large cargo ramp. The An-26 is also manufactured without a licence in China by Xian Aircraft Factory as the Y-14, though the designation later changed back to the Y-7 series. [edit] Design and development - An-26 "Curl-A" : Twin-engined tactical transport aircraft.
- An-26B Introduced 1981. It is equipped with roller gangs which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress(Ivchyenko)Al-24VT turboprop engines for more power.
- An-26BRL : Ice research aircraft.
- An-26L : Airfield calibration version.
- An-26M : Air ambulance version.
- An-26P : Fire fighting version.
- An-26RTR "Curl-B" : Elint, sigint, electronic warfare aircraft.
- An-26ST : Special duties aircraft for the East German Air Force.
- Y-7H : Military transport version. Chinese production version.
- Y-7-500 : Civilian cargo version. Chinese production version.
[edit] Operators [edit] Military  Military An-26 operators.  Yugoslav Air Force An-26 cargo aircraft.  An-26 aircraft of FRY Air Force during the Batajnica 1998 Air Show. - Source: Aerospace Source Book 2007[1]
 Afghanistan  Angola  Bangladesh  Belarus  Benin  Bulgaria  Cape Verde  Chad  China - 23 Xian Y-7; 4 Xian Y-7-100; includes all types of Y-7 aircraft
 Republic of the Congo  Cuba One example, of the FAR (Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria), is displayed at the Museo del Aire (Cuba)[2]  Czech Republic  Czechoslovakia  Democratic Republic of the Congo  East Germany  Ethiopia  Germany  Guinea-Bissau  Hungary  Iraq  Kazakhstan  Laos  Libya  Lithuania  Madagascar  Mali  Mongolia  Moldova  Mozambique  Nicaragua  Niger  Pakistan  Peru  Poland  Romania  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Soviet Union  Syria  Tanzania  United States  Ukraine  Uzbekistan  Vietnam  Yemen  Zambia In August 2006 267 Antonov An-26 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Lao Airlines (6), Syrian Arab Airlines (6), Aerocom (5), ARP 410 Airlines (5), Air Urga (10), Exin (9), RAF-Avia (5), Turkmenistan Airlines (5), Iraero (7), Scorpion Air (6), Yakutia Airlines (5) and Aerogaviota (18). Some 106 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[4] - Bulgaria
- Cuba
 Denmark  Latvia - Laos
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Russia
- Syria
 Turkmenistan - Hungary
- Ukraine
- Pakistan
 Philippines - Philippines
Interisland Airlines  Venezuela SolarCargo - Poland
Exin.pl [edit] Notable accidents - 2008 Hanoi military plane crash was a 8 April 2008 incident during a training mission, killing five Vietnamese military pilots.
- 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a January 9, 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in Balad, Iraq.[3] The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured.
- 2007 Kinshasa, DRC crash. On October 4, 2007 an Africa One-operated An-26 crashed into the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Kimbaseke just after takeoff. Twenty-five out 27 people on board died. Initial reports indicate a lost propeller.
- 1992 Libya. Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed on April 8, 1992 during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, two pilots and an engineer were killed.
The 2007 [edit] Specifications (An-26) Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [5] General characteristics - Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 1 radio operator, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator)
- Capacity: 40 passengers
- Payload: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
- Length: 23.80 m (78 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 29.20 m (95 ft 9½ in)
- Height: 8.58 m (28 ft 1½ in)
- Wing area: 74.98 m² (807 ft²)
- Empty weight: 15,020 kg (33,113 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Progress AI-24VT turboprops, 2,103 kW (2,820 ehp) each
- (plus one Tumansky Ru-19-A300 type 7.85 kN (1,795 lb st) thrust small turbojet in the right nacelle which serves as APU and climb rate / high altitude cruise booster)
Performance - Cruise speed: 440 km/h (237 knots, 273 mph)
- Range: 2,550 km ; 900 to 1100 (1,376 nm, 1,584 mi, 485 nm, 595 nm) (with maximum fuel): 1,100 km (594 nmi, 683 mi) with maximum payload
- Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
[edit] See also Related development Comparable aircraft Related lists [edit] References - Chant, Christopher. Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings
- Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 9780851303949
- Taylor, John W.R. 1988. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0710608675.
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